Wound, Ostomy & Continence RN - F/T - Days

Hackensack Meridian Health; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Hackensack, NJ is seeking a Wound, Ostomy & Continence RN to deliver specialized nursing care. The role involves consulting on complex cases, developing care plans, and educating nursing staff. Join a collaborative team dedicated to improving patient outcomes and advancing healthcare quality.

Qualifications

• Active NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License required.
• Minimum of 3 years nursing experience.
• Certification in wound, ostomy, and continence care required within 18 months.

Responsibilities

• Consults on complex clinical cases to improve patient care.
• Develops and implements individualized care plans.
• Educates nursing staff on care for patients with wounds.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Baccalaureate Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

You will receive notifications for new jobs within miles of Hackensack, NJ.

Be the first to see new jobs near Hackensack, NJ!
Enter your email address below to be notified when new jobs are posted.

By creating an alert, you agree to our Terms. You can change your consent settings at any time as outlined in our Terms.

Upload Your Resume

Employers use Nursing Network daily to search for the perfect candidate. Get listed so they can discover you.

Wound, Ostomy & Continence RN - F/T - Days New

Description

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health, we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better—advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Wound, Ostomy and Continence (WOC) Nurse provides evidence-based practice that incorporates a unique body of knowledge to provide excellence in prevention, health maintenance, therapeutic intervention, rehabilitative and palliative nursing care to persons with disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary systems. The WOC nurse directs efforts to improve quality of care to individuals of all ages through hands-on care and as educators and consultants.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a consultant to provide insight and potential solutions for complex clinical cases to improve patient care and outcomes for patients with wounds, ostomy, or continence-related issues
• Uses judgment and critical thinking skills to assess, diagnose, and identify outcomes; develop and implement an individualized care plan; and evaluate care of the patient with wounds, ostomy, or continence issues
• Uses evidence-based assessment techniques, instruments, tools, and available data and information to identify problems and needs of the patient with wounds, ostomy, or continence issues
• Leads and/or participates in inter-professional teams to communicate, collaborate, and consult effectively; and ensure that safe, effective, efficient, timely, patient-centered, and equitable care is provided for the patient with wound, ostomy, or continence issues
• Develops, evaluates, and revises processes, policies, procedures, and protocols to reflect evidence-based practice and accepted changes in care management, or to address emerging problems for patients with wounds, ostomy, or continence issues
• Develops and evaluates protocols for the prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries
• Collaborates with Nursing Education to educate nursing staff regarding the care of patients with wounds, ostomy, or continence issues
• Collaborates with the Department of Patient Care, Department of Quality and Patient Safety, and Risk Management to monitor patients with pressure injuries
• Evaluates new products and collaborates with the Value Analysis Program to ensure product inventory is consistent with the needs of the patient population and nursing staff
• Adheres to the American Nurses Association standards
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care specific to those needs (e.g., age, culture, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.)
• Adheres to the standards in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies

Qualifications

• Active NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License
• Graduate of an NLN/AACN accredited nursing program, minimum baccalaureate degree
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification
• Minimum of 3 years nursing experience
• Certification by the WOC Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB) in wound, ostomy, and continence care required or must be obtained within 18 months of employment
• Experience in nursing education; able to write and present oral presentations
• Experience in performance improvement and/or quality initiatives
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Maintains WOCNCB certification every 5 years